Alex Cuthbert: I hit rock bottom when Wales dropped me

Alex Cuthbert is planning to send a timely reminder to the Wales coaches when he faces England with the Barbarians on Sunday afternoon.

The 25-year-old British Lions winger admits his confidence was at rock bottom when he was dropped during this year’s RBS 6 Nations but — following his two tries for the Baa-Baas against Ireland on Thursday — he wants to continue his scoring form ahead of Monday's World Cup training squad announcement.

British Lions winger Alex Cuthbert was dropped by Wales during this year’s RBS 6 Nations

‘I’ve got to draw a line under the last season,’ Cuthbert told the Mail on Sunday. ‘It’s been a bit of a disruptive time. I missed out on the Six Nations and this is a chance for me to put down a marker ahead of the World Cup warm up games and training camps.

‘I’ve had a solid input in that Wales team over the last three or four years and to suddenly not be part of that was hard to take.

‘The atmosphere at my club (Cardiff Blues) wasn’t helping and my confidence was getting lower and lower, but I’m at a different place now.’